Got my first work done...

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Ckneasel
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Mon Feb 27, 2012 7:51 pm

I had a 4 hour sitting on Thursday last week, and my tat is really peeling alot today...

I guess this is normal, but is it normal for the black to fade a bit...?

The artist told me that the gray wash she was using it would be normal for it to really lighten up as it healed, but i want to make sure the black is bold, so if it heals lightened maybe i'll need a touchup...?

This is my first one, and the aftercare advice i was given was to wash it with an antibacerial soap, use a triple antibiotic cream for 3 days then switch over to a lotion like lubriderm... i have followed all these intsructions to a T...

Here's a pic of it after the first sitting, i have 4 hours to go yet, which is scheduled for 12 days from today...

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Ckneasel
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Mon Feb 27, 2012 7:54 pm

and i took this this afternoon...

anything look out of sorts to you experts...?

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reefdiver
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Mon Feb 27, 2012 8:14 pm

looks normal to me,,,,, i don't have solid black, so i can't help there,,,,,,,,,but i found that there will be a film of skin over the tattoo right after it peels that makes it look lighter....

looks like solid work......
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Mon Feb 27, 2012 8:19 pm

Looks perfectly normal. No tattoo will ever be as dark or bold as it was the day you got it. It usually will lighten up a bit and then even more as it heals, but then will regain some of the original "boldness" if that makes sense. Highly doubt you will need a touch up, but it may take a couple months for it to be fully healed.
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Ckneasel
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Mon Feb 27, 2012 8:22 pm

awesome, thanks for the replies guys...

was kinda freaking myself out a bit since i was a virgin...

i can't wait for this thing to be finished... gonna look bad ass once all the shading is done with the smoke and all...
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Tue Feb 28, 2012 12:25 pm

do you have a link to the artist?
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Ckneasel
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Tue Feb 28, 2012 7:27 pm

You can find her on Facebook under "Hallows Eve Tattoo"...

My artist is Lisa...

http://www.facebook.com/hallowsevetattoo
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Tue Feb 28, 2012 7:43 pm

very normal. in fact it looks like its healing great.
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Ckneasel
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Tue Feb 28, 2012 7:47 pm

yeah looks like most of the peeling has subsided... still a few areas that are flaking off... probably be pretty clean after a shower tonight... i'll take another pic and post it up...

so excited for the finished product now... LOL...
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Ckneasel wrote:You can find her on Facebook under "Hallows Eve Tattoo"...

My artist is Lisa...

http://www.facebook.com/hallowsevetattoo
Her work is kind of mixed, but I love this one:

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that skeleton is badass.
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looks perfectly normal and pretty good too..:)
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Ckneasel
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Update on my piece... 4.5 hours in the chair today, thought shed finish up today but she needs 2.5 more hours to finish the arm, sickle and do all the white highlights... I think it looks badass and will have it finished in 2 weeks...
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Ckneasel
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Sun Mar 25, 2012 10:32 pm

she finished it up today... took about 3 hours, so a total of about 11 hours i guess... not all that was seat time though, there were interuptions and such...

i think if it was a straight through thing, it could have been done in 8...

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